单词	fenestration
释义	fenestration /ˌfɛnɪˈstreɪʃ(ə)n / noun [mass noun] 1 Architecture The arrangement of windows in a building.A few unexpected moves push these time-honored forms into the modern world: extreme angles to the roof pitches, compressed fenestration with staggered window sizes, and square dormers.... Extensive fenestration and clerestory windows maximize natural light and provide views of the adjacent park and the city down oak-lined 36th Street. Because these new second-story spaces do not touch the original brick enclosing wall, the building's fenestration remains intact. 2 Botany & Zoology The condition of being fenestrate.Turtles reflect the ancestral ‘anapsid’ condition and lack temporal fenestration.... Some workers suggest that this lack of fenestration is a secondary condition and that turtles should be placed in the Diapsida, but the diapsid vs. anapsid controversy is far from settled. The trait of temporal fenestration has been used extensively in phylogenetic studies of amniotes, but unfortunately, it is not a reliable guide to their evolution. 3 Medicine A surgical operation in which a new opening is formed, especially in the bony labyrinth of the inner ear to treat certain types of deafness.Occasionally the cysts cause pain because of distension of the liver capsule, and such patients may require cyst fenestration or partial liver resection.... This fenestration appears to ameliorate the postoperative course and diminish the incidence of postoperative effusions. Moreover, in the method utilising fenestration, the tube was left in place for 2-3 days for observation prior to permanently removing it.
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